This week in a very different type of episode. Jack ventures on his lonesome down to the most southern point of Australia to chat with nipaluna/Hobart group Smug Anime Face. Jack believes them to be one of Australia's most exciting heavy acts, if not the most exciting heavy act in the country.

Amongst many other things, Cam and Jack share important Australian math-rock lore, Axel shares guitar secrets, Sean shares how he got the gig, Jack writes a song about Susan Boyle and Piers Morgan in love and pre-emptively asks the band to praise it before it's written. A pair of rude novelty socks are mentioned.

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Fennrik and Jackrik venture to Sweden in their discussion of A Little Night Music - the classic Sondheim musical once described as “whipped cream with knives” and based on the 1955 Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. Songs will be sung, clowns will be sent, music will be ruled.

Fenn writes a little song inspired by A Little Night Music.

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Could this be the start of something new? Fenn and Jack sit and talk all things Disney's 2006 phenomenon High School Musical. Chatting authenticity, disney writing 'coming out' songs and accidentally creating an emotional cover of a famous old Outkast tune. Jack finishes the episode off with an original composition in the style of HSM about an old man grappling with his love of cheesy disney musicals.

Fenn and Jack take a trip to the nostalgic and mysterious world of bar italia. And no, we don't mean the restaurant Bar Italia in Leichardt! Although that restaurant is also nostalgic and mysterious. Fenn writes a song in the style of bar italia (the band).

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Jack and Fenn deep dive into the wildly polyphonic and arguably psychedelic world of Palm. Jack reads out some numbers like it's season 4 of lost and then immediately questions his decision to do so, he also debuts an unfinished poly-microtonal piece of music inspired by Palm.

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In a very special episode, Fenn and Jack take a BTS (behind-the-scenes) look at Fenn is cool's 2022 album Popstar. They talk about a very meaningful gig they played together and break down three tracks from the album.

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Jack and Fenn are speeding on their e-scooters past the worlds filthiest river, calculators out, punching in numbers, flipping them upside down and cackling like goons. This wonderful scene is scored by the mystical and mathematic music of Terms.

Q: How much of Christopher Trull's playing does Jack know?

A: An unhealthy amount.

Together they break down 3 tracks from the stellar new album from Terms, and Jack debuts a song that he wrote channelling all of the chaotic math energy he can muster. But can he muster enough guts to pull it off? Tune in to find out.

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